Electromagnetic charge sharing and low force vehicle movement device and system

Abstract

Methods, systems, and device for charging and/or moving a vehicle. The charging and force movement system includes a high voltage battery for providing an electrical charge. The charging and force movement system includes an inductive loop configured to charge or move a second vehicle. The charging and force movement system includes an electronic control unit that is connected to at least one of the high voltage battery or the inductive loop. The electronic control unit is configured to determine whether the first vehicle is in a charging mode or in a force movement mode and control the high voltage battery and the inductive loop to receive from or provide a charge to the second vehicle when in the charging mode and repel or attract the second vehicle when in the force movement mode.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A charging and force movement system for a first vehicle, comprising:
 a high voltage battery for providing an electrical charge; 
 an inductive loop configured to charge or move a second vehicle; and 
 an electronic control unit connected to at least one of the high voltage battery or the inductive loop and configured to: 
 determine whether the first vehicle is in a charging mode or in a force movement mode; and 
 control the high voltage battery and the inductive loop to receive from or provide a charge to the second vehicle when in the charging mode and repel or attract the second vehicle when in the force movement mode. 
 
     
     
       2. The charging and force movement system of  claim 1 , wherein the inductive loop is positioned within an outer portion of the first vehicle including at least one of a front portion, a back portion or a side portion of the first vehicle. 
     
     
       3. The charging and force movement device of  claim 1 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to:
 detect that the second vehicle is within a threshold distance of the first vehicle; and 
 determine that the second vehicle is configured to receive the charge from the first vehicle. 
 
     
     
       4. The charging and force movement device of  claim 3 , wherein to determine that the second vehicle is configured to receive the charge from the first vehicle the electronic control unit is further configured to:
 receive a request from the second vehicle to provide the charge; and 
 in response to the request, transmit a reply that requests payment information. 
 
     
     
       5. The charging and force movement device of  claim 4 , wherein the electronic control unit is further configured to:
 receive the payment information; and 
 verify the payment information including determining whether a payer has sufficient funds. 
 
     
     
       6. The charging and force movement device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a sensor configured to detect the second vehicle when the second vehicle is within a threshold distance of the first vehicle; 
 wherein the electronic control unit is configured to: 
 determine that the second vehicle is within the threshold distance of the first vehicle; and 
 set the inductive loop to repel or attract the second vehicle. 
 
     
     
       7. The charging and force movement device of  claim 6 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to:
 determine that the second vehicle will impact the first vehicle; and 
 automatically set the first vehicle in the force movement mode in response to the determination that the second vehicle will impact the first vehicle. 
 
     
     
       8. The charging and force movement device of  claim 1 , wherein to control the high voltage battery and the inductive loop to provide the charge to the second vehicle when in the charging mode and move the second vehicle when in the force movement mode, the electronic control unit is further configured to:
 control a strength of the charge to provide to the second vehicle when in the charging mode and control a direction and a strength of the movement of the second vehicle when in the force movement mode. 
 
     
     
       9. The charging and force movement device of  claim 8 , wherein to control the strength of the charge or the strength of the movement the electronic control unit is further configured to:
 alter a strength of a polarity emitted by the inductive loop. 
 
     
     
       10. The charging and force movement system of  claim 1 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to:
 obtain a mode request that sets the first vehicle into the charging mode to receive or provide the charge when a state-of-charge of the first vehicle is below a threshold amount; and 
 determine that the first vehicle is in the charging mode based on the mode request. 
 
     
     
       11. The charging and force movement system of  claim 10 , wherein the threshold amount is an amount of fuel and non-fuel energy that is required for the first vehicle to reach a destination. 
     
     
       12. The charging and force movement system of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 a sensor configured to obtain sensor information including a location of the second vehicle or a location of a charging infrastructure; and 
 a navigation unit configured to generate a route from a location of the first vehicle to the location of the second vehicle or the location of the charging infrastructure. 
 
     
     
       13. The charging and force movement system of  claim 1 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to:
 obtain a mode request that sets the first vehicle into the force movement mode when a distance between the first vehicle and the second vehicle is less than a threshold amount that indicates that the second vehicle is about to impact the first vehicle, wherein the mode request includes a movement setting that indicates whether to repel or attract another vehicle; and 
 determine that the first vehicle is in the force movement mode based on the mode request. 
 
     
     
       14. The charging and force movement system of  claim 13 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to determine whether to repel or attract the second vehicle based on the movement setting. 
     
     
       15. A charging and force movement system for a first vehicle, comprising:
 a high voltage battery for providing an electrical charge; 
 an inductive loop configured to receive a charge, provide the charge or move a second vehicle; and 
 an electronic control unit connected to at least one of the high voltage battery or the inductive loop and configured to: 
 obtain a mode request that sets the first vehicle into a charging mode or into a force movement mode; 
 determine whether the first vehicle is in the charging mode or in the force movement mode based on the mode request; and 
 control the high voltage battery and the inductive loop to receive from or provide the charge to the second vehicle when in the charging mode and repel or attract the second vehicle when in the force movement mode. 
 
     
     
       16. The charging and force movement system of  claim 15 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to:
 determine that the first vehicle is in the charging mode based on the mode request; and 
 control the high voltage battery and the inductive loop to receive from or provide the charge to the second vehicle. 
 
     
     
       17. The charging and force movement system of  claim 15 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to:
 determine that the first vehicle is in the force movement mode based on the mode request; and 
 control the high voltage battery and the inductive loop to repel or attract the second vehicle based on a movement setting. 
 
     
     
       18. A charging and force movement system for a first vehicle, comprising:
 a high voltage battery for providing an electrical charge; 
 a navigation unit configured to:
 obtain navigational map information including a location of a second vehicle or a location of the charging infrastructure, and 
 generate a route from a location of the first vehicle to the location of the second vehicle or the location of the charging infrastructure; 
 
 an inductive loop configured to receive a charge from, provide the charge to or move the second vehicle; and 
 an electronic control unit coupled to the high voltage battery, the inductive loop and the navigation unit and configured to: 
 determine whether the first vehicle is in a charging mode or in a force movement mode; and 
 control the high voltage battery and the inductive loop to receive from or provide the charge to the second vehicle when in the charging mode and repel or attract the second vehicle when in the force movement mode. 
 
     
     
       19. The charging and force movement system of  claim 18 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to:
 obtain a mode request that sets the first vehicle into the charging mode to receive or provide the charge when a state-of-charge of the first vehicle is below a threshold amount; and 
 determine that the first vehicle is in the charging mode based on the mode request. 
 
     
     
       20. The charging and force movement system of  claim 18 , wherein to control the high voltage battery and the inductive loop to receive from or provide the charge to the second vehicle when in the charging mode and repel or attract the second vehicle when in the force movement mode the electronic control unit is configured to:
 control a strength of the charge to receive from or provide to the second vehicle when in the charging mode; and 
 control a direction and a strength of the movement of the second vehicle when in the force movement mode.